Running Backs

Patriots: Previewing the Running Backs

July 30, 2022
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Depth Chart: Damien Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson, James White, Ty Montgomery, Kevin Harris, Pierre Strong, J.J. Taylor Player to Watch: Rhamondre Stevenson Breakdown: The Patriots running backs have the chance to be the best position group on the team. The unit is deep and has a variety of components. Headlining the list are Damien Harris and Stevenson. Harris, a 2019 third-round draft pick, was the workhorse back for most of last year. His tough running style fit…

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Patriots Training Camp Preview: Running backs

August 5, 2020
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Sony Michel needs to bounce back in order for the Patriots to have offensive success. The Patriots have depth at the running back position. That depth could pay dividends this season as the Patriots will shift philosophically from being predominately a passing team to a more balanced offense. In order for the Patriots running game to be effective or as effective as it was in 2018, Sony Michel needs to…

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Patriots: 2019 Running Backs Preview

August 6, 2019
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Rookie Damien Harris could play a big part in the Patriots running back rotation. After a breakout rookie campaign from Sony Michel, the Patriots changed philosophically and became more balanced by running the football more. The Patriots were in more 21 and 22 personnel groupings than at any point in the last ten years. The shift in philosophy is designed to take pressure off of Tom Brady while at the…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Positional Breakdown: Running Backs

August 9, 2018
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The Patriots have always had a stable of running backs who can do different things during Bill Belichick’s tenure in Nee England. Other than Corey Dillon, you would be hard pressed to find a back who was a quote, “bell-cow” running back. The Patriots have always used a committee approach. On paper, the Patriots 2018 stable of running backs might be the most talented group of running back Belichick has…

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2018 NFL Draft: Scouting the Running Backs

April 22, 2018
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The running back position is stacked in this draft. It has been the deepest this position has been in over ten years. Saquon Barkley heads the group. He is the best running back to enter the draft since Adrian Peterson in 2007. Barkley is a better prospect than Ezekiel Elliott was in 2015. I know it is hard to believe considering how good Elliott had been but Barkley is a…

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